Positive results of terminalista group Turkish GPH in the field of the cruises

In decided decrease the performances in the commercial segment

In the first half of this year the traffic of the passengers in the terminals cruises managed from the Turkish group Global Holding Ports (GPH) has reached the quota record of 3,3 million people (2,1 million in the terminals that fall back in the perimeter of consolidation of the group, of which 1,3 million in transit), with an increment of +21.2% (+26.8%) on the first semester of 2018. Such activity has generated revenues pairs to 23,9 million dollars (+6.6%) on a total volume of transactions of the group that is piled to 54,6 million dollars, with a bending of the -3,4% on the first six months last year that it is determined by the decrease of the -10,0% of the revenues produced from the harbour activities in the commercial field that have been attested to 30,8 million dollars.

The group EBITDA has turned out parts to 39,1 million dollars (- 3.1%), with a contribution of 16,8 million dollars from the segment of cruises (+14.3%) and of 22,3 million dollars from the commercial field (- 13.1%). GPH has closed the first semester of the 2019 with an operating profit of 1,3 million dollars (- 80.2%) and with a result after the taxes of sign negative and pairs to -15,8 million dollars respect to a result of sign negative for -3,6 million dollars in the first six months of 2018.

In the first half of this year the harbour terminals of the commercial field of the group have enlivened a traffic of 458 thousand tons of conventional bulk and goods (- 42.4%) and a traffic of the container pairs to 106 thousand teu (- 14.4%).